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Virarajendra Chola (1002 – 1070) was a
Chola emperor. A son of
Rajendra I, he
spent a
majority of his life as a
subordinate to two of his
elder brothers...
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Chikka Vira
Rajendra (Kannada: ಚಿಕವೀರ/ಚಿಕ್ಕವೀರ ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ, cika/cikka
vīrarājendra) (also in
other variations,
including Chikkaveera Rajendra), was the...
- (Bastar-Kalahandi district-Koraput region) on
behalf of his
maternal uncle,
emperor Virarajendra Chola, in the 11th century.
According to the
Tamil poem Kalingattuparani...
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short period of few
months as the
Chola king
succeeding his
father Virarajendra. His
reign was
marked by
civil unrest,
possibly religious in nature....
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Rajaraja I and his
successors Rajendra I,
Rajadhiraja I,
Rajendra II,
Virarajendra, and
Kulothunga Chola I, the
empire became a military,
economic and cultural...
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Battle of
Vijayawada was
fought in 1068
between the
Chola army
under Virarajendra Chola and the
Western Chalukya army
commanded by
Vikramaditya VI near...
- was
killed and the
Cholas led by
Rajamahendra resisted the invasion.
Virarajendra Chola was also
present in the
battle fighting at the side of Rajamahendra...
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three of his sons in succession;
Rajadhiraja I,
Rajendra II, and
Virarajendra. In his
eagerness to
restore Chola hegemony over
Vengi to its former...
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asked the
Cholas for help. In 1068,
Virarajendra Chola launched a
naval raid to help
Srivijaya reclaim Kedah.
Virarajendra reinstated the
Kedah king at the...
- Vikramditya's
request for ****istance to king
Virarajendra Chola was well received, with
Virarajendra later recording that he
recognised Vikramaditya...